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"GTI Sprinks" (gtisprinks)
10/27/2015 at 10:59 • Filed to: None

Last weekend:
Traded in 2010 Jetta TDI and picked up a new 2015 GTI. (flexed loyalty bonus + dealership bonus).

Girlfriend booked us tickets to England for mid-June through Early July.

Goodwood tentatively scheduled right smack in the middle of that.

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shitty photo of new car with old car sitting next to it.

DISCUSSION (30)

LongbowMkII > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:07

How’d the negotiation process go? I figure that dealerships would like to avoid something as uncertain as a TDI, although maybe they are doing well on the used market. Or were they just happy to have a sale?

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:10

Dunno if you guys are Harry Potter fans, but if so you’ll be there while they’re running preview performances of the J.K. Rawling’s play that is a sequel to the books. Tickets go on sale today or tomorrow.

I’m trying to talk my gf into going, and she wants to, but it’s tough to schedule that far in advance since she’ll be starting med school next year.

Ash78, voting early and often > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:12

Girlfriend booked tickets to England for mid-June through Early July.

So you’ve got three weeks of hoonage, video games, and beer until she gets back?!

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GTI Sprinks > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
10/27/2015 at 11:12

Ha. Actually, that is also a reason why we are going. Didn’t think it was worth mentioning until tickets go on sale tomorrow and we will likely acquire those as well. :D

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:17

Lol nice!

I may just buy tickets, they’re surprisingly affordable, tomorrow. If we can’t make the trip, I figure it shouldn’t be too hard to scalp them.

GTI Sprinks > LongbowMkII
10/27/2015 at 11:23

I think they were honestly happy to have a sale. I found a dealership that had an offer of 2K on top of the 2K from VW. Perfect weather on a saturday and i was one of 3 customers on the lot. Between that, my great condition of the car, they tried to haggle me down on price. Lowballed me at 7k, G/F turned out to be a pro-negotiator and gained an additional 1.5k (nearly 2 but the manager was a dick). 8500 on trade with a few thousand short on the existing loan (bought at carmax, dummydumdum). That’s about 1500 less than what kbb said it was worth pre-scandal. Paying about 150 more per loan payment, but honestly, new car feeling, out of the troublesome emission system and questionable fueling system (0 problems from mine, but well aware of their issues), and into fun as fuck car that i have wanted since getting in the tdi.

GTI Sprinks > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
10/27/2015 at 11:27

Well, if our tickets fall through i know who i’m hollerin at.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
10/27/2015 at 11:28

That’s actually not a bad idea

GTI Sprinks > Ash78, voting early and often
10/27/2015 at 11:28

Sorry. Wasn’t clear on this. Booked me and her for England. Goodwood!

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:29

I’d likely be buying them for the actual premier though. :P

LongbowMkII > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:30

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want a mk7 GTI. Hopefully they’ve ironed out their little reliability issues while ignoring other things at vw.

LongbowMkII > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:37

watching rich people hoon priceless artworks while you drink beer is a reasonable compromise.

GTI Sprinks > LongbowMkII
10/27/2015 at 11:42

100% agree.

WhiskeyGolf > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:48

Two thumbs up for two doors!

asindhidude > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:51

DSG? PP?

Svend > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:51

Kinja'd!!!

Nice. Brilliant Silver Metallic, yes?

I’ve always ummd and arrrd about whether if I was to go for a three door VW, I’d go for the the Golf or the Scirocco, I’m still not decided.

Nice car though, enjoy fella.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 11:51

why did you get rid of the dirty dub? ;_;

GTI Sprinks > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/27/2015 at 12:04

out of the dirty dub as i was on the fence about whether i wanted to spring to make the car “more sporty” or what. Wanted the tune, lower, etc, but wanted to keep it mostly emissions legit. Didn’t want to deal with whatever was going to happen for long term of vw diesel and whatever could possibly happen down the road. Still love the diesel. Was just rappin with a coworker how wonderfully batshit insane the v10 tdi’s are. Decided with all those wants that clearly this car wasn’t what i wanted and jumped out while the getting was ok.

GTI Sprinks > Svend
10/27/2015 at 12:05

Yeah! I think they call it reflex silver on this side of the pond. Went with the 3-door as that’s all that was on lot, and honestly with how vw does their 3-door with same interior room as 4-door i figured why not. G/f dug the 3-door for the euro appeal, too.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 12:28

I see, can’t really bash ya for that :P

Make sure you get coils for the GTI though! They look like they have 4x4 suspension lol

Svend > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 12:42

I think for a small to medium hot hatch it has to have three doors.

Five is practical, if you need five doors, but three looks better.

GTI Sprinks > Svend
10/27/2015 at 13:06

Agreed. And i figured if/when this car comes to babby-duty i better be fit enough to slide the seats and get a baby back there real easily.

Svend > GTI Sprinks
10/27/2015 at 13:45

It’s not so much fit but to be a contortionist.

GTI Sprinks > Svend
10/27/2015 at 16:12

True. I plan on staying quite limber for a while though.

BrownManualWagon > GTI Sprinks
07/19/2017 at 12:13

Saw your avatar and noticed the MK7. Gorgeous. That is exactly the color I wanted but couldn’t find the 3-door with the optons I wanted. I ended up with white which is okay but not as good to me.

TL;DR: Sweet ride

GTI Sprinks > BrownManualWagon
07/20/2017 at 09:22

Thanks! To be fair, this one didn’t have all the options i wanted either. no LP, no PP, :\ But the price was good, i wanted out on the tdi. I already swapped out the headlamps for some nice reps fixing one of those issues. I’ll probably up the brakes and power sometime later this year. Here’s how it stands as of today.

https://flic.kr/p/W5HcZo

Da Car Guru - MK7 GTI is the answer > GTI Sprinks
04/17/2019 at 09:59

Fellow 3-door GTI owner here. Mine is 2016 Tornado Red with no options except Performance Package, which is the only one worth paying for. Love it to bits and traded my SAAB 9-3 Aero for it, because it had served me well enough and was getting harder to sell in Michigan. Hope you enjoy it in good health and try not to get too crazy, because the clutches are a weak point on these cars. Besides, they’ve got PLENTY of power once you hit boost. Enough for daily driving and enough to land you a big ticket. Otherwise, they’re damn reliable and don’t have the carbon buildup issues the earlier cars had, due to a different intake design and a better PCV system. I got the car with the All-Season Pirellis, which are horrible for ANY kind of enthusiastic driving. So swap them out once the cold weather is gone. I’m sticking to the stock suspension, because I don’t want Michigan roads to kill my car . Fantastic vehicles and I’m honestly enjoying it as much as my E39 M5, which are words I never thought I’d say. I think we need a 3-door MK7 GTI meet somewhere in America.

Cheers !

GTI Sprinks > Da Car Guru - MK7 GTI is the answer
04/17/2019 at 10:11

my mk7 is treating me well! I don’t post on oppo nearly as much anymore, but i’m quite active on the golfmk7 forums and the mqb facebook. 40k miles on it now. JB4 power-adder, retrofit headlights, performance pack brakes, the CSS-spec oem swaybar. Nothing crazy, but still lots of fun.

Da Car Guru - MK7 GTI is the answer > GTI Sprinks
04/17/2019 at 10:24

That’s fantastic man. I’m at 42K miles and just started driving it daily again, because the weather’s been crazy the last 3 months. I was thinking of going with a JB4 after getting a fresh set of tires, but I was afraid my warranty from VW would be affected. Looks like your dealer doesn’t care or do they ?

GTI Sprinks > Da Car Guru - MK7 GTI is the answer
04/17/2019 at 14:13

There’s a “mod-friendly” dealer not too far away, and i generally don’t deal with the dealerships unless it’s for parts or recall work. Change oil and DSG myself and i have a local euro specialist for everything else. I love the jb4 though, it’s enough extra power to not be much of a concern or strain on the system.